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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 65 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 65

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     February 15, 2013.
Whereas, on February 12, 2013, North Korea exploded a nuclear device;
Whereas reports indicate that the nuclear test was apparently more powerful than 
        North Korea's previous tests in 2006 and 2009;
Whereas North Korea's nuclear test, and its recent ballistic missile test, are 
        violations of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006), 
        Resolution 1718 (2006), Resolution 1874 (2009), and Resolution 2087 
        (2013);
Whereas North Korea's ballistic missile program poses a threat to United States 
        allies and interests in the Asia Pacific region;
Whereas North Korea's ballistic missile program has demonstrated an increasing 
        ability to reach the United States, and could constitute a grave threat 
        to the security of the American people;
Whereas North Korea has violated the July 27, 1953, Armistice Agreement that 
        ended the Korean War, and has since committed unprovoked acts of war 
        against South Korea by sinking the warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her 
        crew, and by attacking civilian targets on the island of Yeongpyeong, 
        killing four residents, among many other willful violations and 
        outrages;
Whereas the Government of North Korea has been implicated repeatedly in the 
        illicit laundering of monetary instruments, in international narcotics 
        trafficking, and in the counterfeiting of United States currency and 
        intellectual property;
Whereas North Korea has demonstrated a willingness and ability to proliferate 
        its ballistic and nuclear technology to a variety of countries, 
        including Iran and Syria, both United States designated state sponsors 
        of terrorism;
Whereas the Government of North Korea commits gross human rights violations 
        against the North Korean people, including maintaining a system of 
        gulags that imprison thousands of citizens, and policies that have 
        resulted in starvation deaths of over 2,000,000 people; and
Whereas the Government of North Korea has repeatedly violated its commitments to 
        the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of its nuclear 
        weapons program, including the Agreed Framework of 1994, the Joint 
        Statement of September 19, 2005, and the agreement of February 13, 2007: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and 
        repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council 
        resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international 
        peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear 
        device;
            (2) expresses solidarity with the people of North Korea who suffer 
        severe oppression, denial of basic human rights and political liberties, 
        and material deprivation;
            (3) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its alliances 
        with Japan and South Korea, which are critical for the preservation of 
        peace and stability in Northeast Asia and throughout the region;
            (4) calls upon the People's Republic of China, North Korea's closest 
        ally and trading partner, to pressure North Korean leaders to curtail 
        their provocative behavior, abandon and dismantle their nuclear and 
        missile programs through the curtailing of vital economic support and 
        trade to North Korea that support the Government of North Korea, and 
        comply with all relevant international agreements and United Nations 
        Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions;
            (5) calls on the People's Republic of China to take immediate 
        actions to prevent the transshipment of illicit technology, military 
        equipment, and dual-use items through its territory, waters, and 
        airspace that could be used in North Korea's nuclear weapons and 
        ballistic missile programs; and
            (6) calls on the United States Government--
                    (A) to apply all available sanctions on North Korea, 
                cooperate with United States allies and other countries to 
                impose additional sanctions on North Korea, and secure a new 
                United Nations Security Council resolution imposing stronger 
                sanctions;
                    (B) to utilize aggressively the range of available legal 
                authorities and resources to defend United States interests 
                against North Korean illicit activities; and
                    (C) to support the President's commitment to strengthen the 
                United States ballistic missile defense system to protect the 
                United States.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.
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